Western appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1885-18??, 1887-06-18
MINNESOTA.

The Wisconsin Central z. r., has decided
to build extensive repair shops at ST. Paul
to be completed within year, and has
purchased the land for the site.
By the falling of an old building at St.
Paul, Tuesday, one man was killed and five
others injured. The props upon which the
structure stood were washed loose by the
rain.
VIM. Kennedy, aged %, clerk in the N.
P. R. R. Office at st. Paul, dangerously cut
Geo. Martin, a livery man, Tuesday night
for alleged improper attentions to his ken
nedy's) sister
Lizzie Prosi, aged ID, of unsound mind,
residing near Reeds Landing, wandered
away froru home on Monday, and walking
on the r. H., track WaSgun over by train
at sharp curve, andsElled.
While painting the tall smoke stack of
the Nicollet House, at Minneapolis, on Sat
urday, James Myers fell distance of thir-
ty striking on his feet on the kitchen roof
his injuries to the spine resulted fatally.
A lad eight years old was drowned at
Anoka on the 18th. He was bathing in the
Mississippi with some companions and get
ting beyond his depth sank out OF sight, the
other boys being to frightened to help him.
Three suicides have recently occurred in
Stearns County, the last one that of Barney
Nournam, clerk in store at Freepoint.
he had been on a long spree and SOLDERING
up made him Respondent, and saving he
would be better out of the world, shot him
self =
Thursday, the 9th, was a gala day at the
e. A. r., encampment rat Sank Center. A
grand parade took place in the morning
and III the afternoon there was round Of
speeches, Gov. McGill and Hon. Z Donnelly
being the principal orators. The encamp-
ment, in attendance and all features.
proved success beyond all anticipation
C.P Maginis, the new Receiver Of the
Duluth Land office, left his home at Morris
on The 9th, to enter upon the discharge of
his Official duties. He was presented with
splendid gold chain and locket by his adj
miring friends. He was escorted to the
train by large representation or the citi-
zens of the place. and departed amid loud
cheers from his many warm friends assem-
b!ed at the depot, and with the best wishes
OF all the citizens of the place.
st. Paul and Minneapolis did the honors
most handsomely to the Commercial clubs
Of Boston and Chicago on Thursday, the
9th. The distinguished party of business
men came by special vestibule train, and
by drives were shown the beauties land
prosperity OF the great cities of the north
west, upon perfect June day. The sight
seeing was concluded with steamer ride
upon Lake Minnetonka, the courtesy being
made complete with a banquet at Hotel
& Lafayette, where much brilliant speech max
ing was indulged. The eastern visitors we're
surprised and charmed with what they saw
and appreciate the wonderful resources of
Minnesota as never before.
The tramp nuisance is becoming serious
about Duluth. Hoards of filthy Migrants
swarm about that end of the lake. Tues
day they raided the house of a settler
at Spirit Lake named Swedson They
abused him and his family shamefully, and
finally hung him by the neck until nearly
dead Wednesday afternoon an excited
messenger from the same locality brought
were boldly entering houses and abusing
the inmates. Wednesday night Capt De:
coursey, with q squad of men, went out ia
Spirit Lake on special train, but he could
not find the miscreants, who had received
notice OF the coming of the officers and fled
The Railroad Commissioners of the States
of Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, Wisconsin
and Dakota, began a session of several DAYS
at st. Paul, June 8, to compare views and
agree, II may be, upon a general policy Of
action. The first day s discussions exhibit
ed majority sentiment that the Interstate
law was not likely to prove of benefit to the
country at large; this sentiment was indi-
Gated by the Introduction by Judge Mason
Of Nebraska of the following: Resolved
that is the sense of this convention that the
national commission should be vested with
power TO authorize transportation compan-
les to charge less for a long haul than for a
short haul on good cause shown, and when
the interests of whole community are ben
Gifted thereby and when large districts 81
country scarcely populated and the people
are poor and located at the end of long
haul. 80. - s.
The convention of the Business
Mems Association at Mankato adjourned
Wednesday afternoon having delegated to
the Executive Committee full powers, SO
that another convention is improbable for
year to come. "a lengthy series Of reso-
lutlons was adopted declaratory Of the aims
and hopes Of the Association. These de-